{"id":2453606,"date":"2025-06-29T22:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T02:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-visit-alligator-alcatraz-in-florida\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T22:01:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T02:01:45","slug":"trump-to-visit-alligator-alcatraz-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-visit-alligator-alcatraz-in-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump to visit \u2018Alligator Alcatraz\u2019 in Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-to-visit-alligator-alcatraz-in-florida%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2453606&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump is set to visit the newly established &#8216;Alligator Alcatraz&#8217; detention center in Florida&#8217;s Everglades, coinciding with the government&#8217;s plan to relocate its first detainees to the facility on the same day. The center, located about 50 miles from Miami, is a remade airfield that the state has converted into a federal immigration detention site. the facility, operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),is characterized by its unique location,surrounded by alligators and wildlife,which the Florida governor has emphasized as a natural deterrent against any potential escapees. Governor Ron DeSantis, who supported the project&#8217;s rapid establishment, noted that the site includes essential amenities for detainees. Protesters have gathered in the area in response to the facility&#8217;s opening, as tensions around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamalols-why-kamala-harris-is-always-laughing\/\" title=\"\u2018KamaLOLs\u2019: Why Kamala Harris Is Always Laughing\">immigration policies continue<\/a> to escalate. The center is part of broader actions taken by the state to manage illegal immigration matters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump to visit &lsquo;Alligator Alcatraz&rsquo; ICE detention center in Florida Everglades<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2157551\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>MIAMI &ndash;<\/strong> President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> plans to visit &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3452032\/noem-approves-money-florida-alligator-alcatraz-detention-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Alligator Alcatraz\">Alligator Alcatraz<\/a>,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >newest illegal immigrant detention center<\/a> in Florida&rsquo;s Everglades on Tuesday, the same day that the government had planned to move its first detainees into the site, the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> learned Sunday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Trump will travel to a remote, alligator-filled part of South Florida, roughly 50 miles west of coastal Miami, where he will see firsthand a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center that the state of Florida has allowed the federal government to erect in a matter of days, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles &#039;Anonymous&#039; Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">senior administration official<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3456187\/zohran-mamdani-money-from-groups-help-illegal-immigrants-avoid-deportation\/\">Zohran Mamdani took money from groups that help illegal immigrants avoid deportation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3457263\/gavin-newsom-illegal-immigrants-healthcare-backtrack-budget\/\">Newsom backtracks on healthcare vow for illegal immigrants and signs budget with cuts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3455256\/vice-mayor-cynthia-gonzalez-called-gang-cholos-confront-ice-infested-sanctuary-city\/\">Vice mayor who called on &#8216;cholos&#8217; to confront ICE oversees gang-infested sanctuary city<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Environmental advocates and protesters at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport on Tamiami Trail E, Ochopee, Fla., on Saturday, June 28, 2025, object to the &ldquo;Alligator Alcatraz&rdquo; being built at the facility. (Mike Stocker  \/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced late last week that he had taken executive action to remake a mostly abandoned airfield in Miami-Dade County into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-democrats-rushed-to-the-border-when-trump-was-president-are-now-quiet-under-bidens-border-crisis\/\" title=\"These Democrats Rushed To The Border When ... Was President, Are Now Quiet Under Biden\u2019s \u2018Border Crisis\u2019\">federal detention site<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Attorney General James Uthmeier (R-FL) had proposed the project and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AGJamesUthmeier\/status\/1935741644101374271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">touted<\/a> that the tent facility would not require much of a barrier surrounding the site because if immigrants were to escape, &ldquo;there&rsquo;s not much waiting for them, other than alligators and pythons.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s visit on Tuesday comes after weekend protests on U.S. Highway 41, known as the Tamiami Trail, which connects Miami and the Gulf Coast city of Naples.<\/p>\n<p>Highway 41 is likely to see further protests Monday and Tuesday as Secret Service prepares the vicinity for the president&rsquo;s visit.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis first showed off the site in a media walk-through late last week and warned that &ldquo;if a criminal alien were to escape from here somehow, and I don&rsquo;t think they will, you&rsquo;ve got nowhere to go.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What are you going to do? Trudge through the swamp and dodge alligators on the way back to, 50-60 miles just to get to civilization? Not going to happen,&rdquo; DeSantis told Fox News host Steve Doocy.<\/p>\n<p>The site will be run by the federal agency ICE, not state authorities. DeSantis said the government plans to use the airport runway to fly in migrants brought from other parts of the state and country. Illegal immigrants who are deemed deportable may be flown out of the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This image grab from video shows activity at an immigration detention facility dubbed &ldquo;Alligator Alcatraz&rdquo; located at an isolated Everglades airfield. (WSVN via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The property is nearly identical to structures that the Border Patrol erected amid the record-high influx of illegal immigrants who came over the southern border during the Biden administration. The tents are massive in size and include large rooms for families, adult men, and adult women to be housed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3452032\/noem-approves-money-florida-alligator-alcatraz-detention-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"NOEM APPROVES MONEY FOR FLORIDA&rsquo;S &lsquo;ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ&rsquo; DETENTION CENTER\">NOEM APPROVES MONEY FOR FLORIDA&rsquo;S &lsquo;ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ&rsquo; DETENTION CENTER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The facility also includes laundry machines, bathrooms and showers, and a dining area.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is being done by the Division of Emergency Management. So when we have a hurricane, we would actually have people stage here for hurricane response normally, anyways,&rdquo; DeSantis said last Friday. &ldquo;When we have all the linemen come in to do the power, we have to set up little little areas for them, and so you have all this type of stuff. 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